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| (...) True. Although I made the hull as sturdy as I could, it still needs to be supported at both ends when I lift it (not often!), and even then still flexes somewhat. The main issue with pirate gaming isn't the strength, though, but the weight - (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Har-Har! Seriously, Micheal, you don't have to be so hard on yourself :) Pick up a good book on sailing ships from the public library, or find some images on-line and give it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised on how well you do! Aaron (22 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Thank-you, Richie, for the nice comments! As for the era of pirate hulls being over, no, I don't think so. I use bricks for ships larger than the pirate hulls, but still use pirate hulls for the smaller ships - bricks don't look so good on (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Not to mention they save a lot of pieces. (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| "Michael Dallaston" <m.dallaston@student...ut.edu.au> wrote in message news:I046yv.2vr@lugnet.com... (...) have to (...) pirate (...) The pirate hull pieces also make for sturdy ships for gaming use... Frank (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| These look nice. The first looks a bit square from above. I like the use of the wall panels on the 2nd one. That looks like it would be a good basis for a class 1 ship for the pirate game. Frank (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Now that's a good idea. I'll have to get those arches out and play around with them. Thanks! Marc Nelson Jr. (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Never! As long as there are those of us with no skill, the official pirate pieces shall endure. Onward mediocre builders... :D Michael (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (That's sloops as in 'sloop rigged', not as in 'sloop-of-war'). (And sorry about the pic quality... can't be helped at the moment). I spent a day at home with a cold yesterday, so what better time to play with some SNOT construction? MUCUS seems so (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX) !
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| (...) IIRC Captain (or was it Admiral?) Hornblower was aboard one for a while. (...) This is an amazing vessel. Between this and Ben's USS Constitution, I have to ask - is the era of pirate hulls over? And nice rigging too... inspirational stuff. A (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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